Articles | Volume 19, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5125-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5125-2022
Research article
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10 Nov 2022
Research article |  | 10 Nov 2022

Management-induced changes in soil organic carbon on global croplands

Kristine Karstens, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Jan Philipp Dietrich, Marta Dondini, Jens Heinke, Matthias Kuhnert, Christoph Müller, Susanne Rolinski, Pete Smith, Isabelle Weindl, Hermann Lotze-Campen, and Alexander Popp

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (11 Jun 2021) by Sönke Zaehle
AR by Kristine Karstens on behalf of the Authors (05 Mar 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Apr 2022) by Sönke Zaehle
RR by Jonathan Sanderman (21 May 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (23 May 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (25 May 2022) by Sönke Zaehle
AR by Kristine Karstens on behalf of the Authors (20 Jul 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes
ED: Publish as is (04 Aug 2022) by Sönke Zaehle
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Soil organic carbon (SOC) has been depleted by anthropogenic land cover change and agricultural management. While SOC models often simulate detailed biochemical processes, the management decisions are still little investigated at the global scale. We estimate that soils have lost around 26 GtC relative to a counterfactual natural state in 1975. Yet, since 1975, SOC has been increasing again by 4 GtC due to a higher productivity, recycling of crop residues and manure, and no-tillage practices.
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